2022 Football Roster
Roster
AJ McCarty
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brownwood, Texas
- High School:
- Brownwood HS
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games with two starts at cornerback … Made 37 tackles, with one going for a loss, adding an interception and breaking up three passes … Made season debut with two tackles and a pass break-up vs. UAlbany in the season opener … Had two tackles at No. 21 BYU … Made six stops vs. Texas State and a season-high nine tackles at Iowa State … Broke up a pass and had two tackles in a win over Kansas … Made four tackles, broke up a pass, and returned an interception 18 yards for a TD in a 45-17 beatdown of Texas Tech … Had three stops vs. Oklahoma, one vs. No. 19 Kansas State and three vs. No. 4 TCU … Had a tackle at No. 23 Texas and four stops in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in 13 games ... Played but did not record a stat in the season opener at Texas State (9/4) ... Had a pass breakup against Texas Southern (9/11) ... Had a solo tackle at Kansas (9/18) ... Tallied one tackle against Iowa State (9/25) ... Played but did not record a stat at Oklahoma State (10/2), West Virginia (10/9) ... Did not play against BYU (10/16) ... Played but did not record a stat against Texas (10/30), at TCU (11/6), vs. Oklahoma 11/13), at Kansas State (11/20), vs. Texas Tech (11/27) ... vs. Oklahoma State (12/4) ... Had one tackle in the Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss (1/1).
2020 (Freshman)
Redshirted ... Played in the final three games of the season on special teams … Made his first career tackle in the season finale against Oklahoma State (12/12).
High School
All-around contributor at Brownwood High School under coach Sammy Burnett … Helped team to 11-2 record and third round of playoffs … Three-time All-District honoree … 44 receptions for 1,037 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior … Also had 46 tackles and one interception with six breakups … Scored 25 touchdowns in his high school career … Selected to the THSCA Academic All-State team … 50 receptions for 757 yards and five scores in 2018 … Was a First-Team All-District selection at slot WR as a junior … 40 receptions for 792 receiving yards with nine touchdowns as a sophomore in 2017 … Named the District 3-4A-I Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore … Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ranks as No. 101 in Texas … No. 11 athlete in the state … DCTF Top 2020 athlete pick … 247 Sports ranks as No. 100 in Texas … ESPN’s No. 127 prospect in Texas … Four sport athlete … Earned All-District honors in football, basketball and baseball … Won 2019 4A state triple jump title with a mark of 47-6 … Picked Baylor over Notre Dame.
Personal
Son of Adonis and Melissa McCarty … has one brother, Quinten … undecided on major.
